Research Interests

My main research is focused on the development of new techniques to diagnose and monitor neuromuscular disorders. I use electrophysiological techniques in both pre-clinical and clinical settings in order to better understand how these diseases start and change over time.

I also have a long standing interest in perinatal brain injury.

Teaching Interest

I am module leader for the Applied Neuroanatomy & Clinical Neuroscience module on the MSc Neurology course. I also give neurophysiology lectures and demonstrations to medical students. I regularly supervise students on SSC attachments and as part of the INSPIRE research programme. I am also a personal and academic (PATS) tutor for medical students.

I am particularly keen to encourage medical students to undertake research during their time at medical school and welcome any enquiries regarding potential projects.

Current Projects

Use of the motor unit number index (MUNIX) to monitor disease progression in motor neurone disease

Use of different types of spectroscopy to monitor neuromuscular disease

I studied medicine at Leicester Medical School, undertaking an intercalated BSc in neuroscience (1st class Hons) before moving onto the MB/PhD programme and completing a PhD on the molecular mechanisms of perinatal white matter injury. After graduating I completed academic foundation programme training in London before moving to Sheffield, to take up an NIHR academic clinical fellowship in neurology. I then moved into clinical neurophysiology training and completed the final part of my training as an NIHR clinical lecturer.